Job summary
Join our ambitious team on our Forest ward at this exciting time and help us shape our new ward and deliver exceptional patient care.
We are looking for highly motivated enthusiastic people to help deliver and improve both the patient experience and the nursing care. You will be working in an environment that will be a challenge to your organisational skills and one that will enhance your knowledge of various specialties.
Applicants will have experience within a health care setting, wok well under pressure and have a professional, friendly manner. They should be able to use their own judgment to resolve issues and have a tactful, sensitive approach to dealing with occasionally difficult situations. We will provide a supportive learning environment and encourage you with your personal and professional development.
Main duties of the job
Full Time and Part Time hours available for Staff Nurses.
We are looking for committed and highly competent nurses who are passionate about doing the best for our patients through delivering excellent standards of care. We're looking for Nurses who can identify with our STAR values of Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect. These values are the foundation of everything we do - the way we act, the way we speak and the way we treat patients and colleagues. Our values represent who we are.
SWICC operates over 2 wards -2 based at Great Western Hospital. The roles available will be on Forest Ward which specialises in Stroke rehabilitation and rehabilitation following fracture neck of femur. The ward operates under the philosophy of patient centered care and require working with the established multi-disciplinary team. Working for us will provide you with the opportunity to be part of an experienced team, working in a busy environment enabling you to further develop your skills and experience so you can provide our patients with the high-quality care that we know you strive to deliver.
About us
Our STAR values are at the heart of everything we do. You can expect to see them in the way we act and the way we treat each other. Our values make us who we are.
- Service We will put our patients first
- Teamwork We will work together
- Ambition We will aspire to provide the best service
- Respect We will act with integrity
Job description
Job responsibilities
Forest works 12-hour shift patterns, including days, nights, weekends and bank holidays on a Rota.
To provide and maintain a high standard of patient focused nursing care reflecting the Unit philosophy and an inter-disciplinary approach to rehabilitative care and discharge planning in all areas of practice. Tocontribute to the development of services within SwICC.
As a qualified and enthusiastic nurse you will be experienced in dealing with conflicting demands, typical of a busy ward. Our patients needs are constantly evolving which means we need to adapt and innovate in order to successfully meet this challenge. We put patients at the centre of their care and a fundamental part of this is the interaction and communication between our staff, patients and their families which means you will need to have exemplary communication skills.
You will be a part of an experienced team delivering individual patient care. You will need to be highly motivated and enthusiastic, to help improve both the patient experience and the nursing care. You will be working in an environment that will be a challenge to your organisational skills and one that will enhance your knowledge of various specialties.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Forest works 12-hour shift patterns, including days, nights, weekends and bank holidays on a Rota.
To provide and maintain a high standard of patient focused nursing care reflecting the Unit philosophy and an inter-disciplinary approach to rehabilitative care and discharge planning in all areas of practice. Tocontribute to the development of services within SwICC.
As a qualified and enthusiastic nurse you will be experienced in dealing with conflicting demands, typical of a busy ward. Our patients needs are constantly evolving which means we need to adapt and innovate in order to successfully meet this challenge. We put patients at the centre of their care and a fundamental part of this is the interaction and communication between our staff, patients and their families which means you will need to have exemplary communication skills.
You will be a part of an experienced team delivering individual patient care. You will need to be highly motivated and enthusiastic, to help improve both the patient experience and the nursing care. You will be working in an environment that will be a challenge to your organisational skills and one that will enhance your knowledge of various specialties.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse /Diploma or Degree
- Evidence of continuing Professional Development
Desirable
- ENB 941
- Knowledge and/or experience of NVQ assessing
Experience
Essential
- Experience working in a relevant clinical area
- Interest in or experienced as a mentor to students or junior colleagues
- Willingness to undertake and maintain the following competencies Basic life support skills, IV drug administration
Desirable
- Experience of working in the community
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Understanding of rehabilitation philosophy of care
- Basic computer literacy
- Ability to prioritise
- Use of initiative
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Flexible/adapts to change
- Good Written communication
- Good Verbal communication
- Good listening skills
Desirable
- Immediate life support skills
- Skills learnt on the ALERT course
- Venepuncture and Cannulation
- Multi-layer bandage
- Male Catheterisation
- Able to use swallowing screen tool or understanding of swallowing difficulties
- Understanding of complex assessment and discharge planning
- Knowledge of goal setting
- Ability and interest in teaching skills and knowledge to others
- Knowledge of clinical governance
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse /Diploma or Degree
- Evidence of continuing Professional Development
Desirable
- ENB 941
- Knowledge and/or experience of NVQ assessing
Experience
Essential
- Experience working in a relevant clinical area
- Interest in or experienced as a mentor to students or junior colleagues
- Willingness to undertake and maintain the following competencies Basic life support skills, IV drug administration
Desirable
- Experience of working in the community
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Understanding of rehabilitation philosophy of care
- Basic computer literacy
- Ability to prioritise
- Use of initiative
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Flexible/adapts to change
- Good Written communication
- Good Verbal communication
- Good listening skills
Desirable
- Immediate life support skills
- Skills learnt on the ALERT course
- Venepuncture and Cannulation
- Multi-layer bandage
- Male Catheterisation
- Able to use swallowing screen tool or understanding of swallowing difficulties
- Understanding of complex assessment and discharge planning
- Knowledge of goal setting
- Ability and interest in teaching skills and knowledge to others
- Knowledge of clinical governance
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
